What are the traditional Hakka cultures?

Although the real formation of Hakka clan has only a short history of several hundred years, the rich and colorful culture and unique customs created by Hakka people can be said to have a long history. For thousands of years, Hakkas have traveled long distances and frequently migrated from north to south. It not only retains the excellent cultural traditions inherent in the ancient Han nationality, but also absorbs the excellent cultures and customs of Fujian, Vietnam, She nationality, Yao nationality and other nationalities, thus making Hakka culture colorful and unique and becoming a dazzling page in Chinese culture! [Hakka Wedding] The wedding of Hakka people in western Fujian is interesting. When the man's wedding procession arrives at the woman's house, the bride goes out and stands in a rice screen painted with gossip and Tai Chi, and puts on new shoes, which are called "crossing the rice screen" to symbolize leaving her family's living soil (wealth) and starting a new career at her husband's house. Then back out of the house, get on the bus (sedan chair in ancient times), and my brother spilled a bowl of water on the car to signal the married woman. At this point, the bride burst into tears. After arriving at the man's house, he was dragged by a lucky woman holding a citrus (sweet and auspicious round plate) and passed through the fiery charcoal stove to show "prosperity". When getting started, the bride crosses the chicken, which is called "stopping the door chicken". After entering the main hall to pay homage, enter the bridal chamber and the wedding reception begins. Make trouble in the bridal chamber late at night until you are happy. [Spring Festival] On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Yin, a state official, went to the suburbs to hold a ceremony to welcome cows. Officials dress up as spring officials themselves and whip paper-bound spring cattle or real cattle to plow the fields to show respect for agriculture and hard work. In rural areas, sacrifices are made before God. Every household picks branches of holly and flowers of peaches and plums, and ties them on bamboo poles to make "spring bouquets". They stretched out from the patio into the sky and placed offerings in front of the hall. When the "beginning of spring" came, they lit incense sticks and set off firecrackers, which was called "Spring Festival" and prayed for the whole family to live and work in peace and contentment and have a good harvest. In some places, spring cattle are made of soil or paper, distributed to households and placed next to the kitchen god to pray for good weather and good harvests. [Hakka women's cool hats] has a history of 1000 years. The cool hat is made of thin mockery or straw, and the top of the hat is sewn with cloth strips, and some of it is embroidered with flowers (embroidered with plum blossoms). In addition to the front, five-inch pleats and even colorful fabrics hang around the edge, which looks like elegant and gorgeous flowers from a distance. Unmarried girls are still weaving colorful ribbons at both ends of the hanging cloth. Ribbon has become a symbol of whether Hakka girls get married or not. The cool hat is a unique headdress for Hakka women, which is not only sun-proof, rain-proof, dust-proof and sand-proof. [Liancheng "Learn from the scriptures"] Liancheng County is a folk entertainment activity that prays for good weather, peace and prosperity. Children dressed in traditional China operas stood on sedan chairs, carried by 22 young adults. At about 10: 00 a.m. on the 14th day of the first month, surrounded by Bodhisattva palanquin, Wanminbao umbrella, bunting and Fan Shi drum band, they sang all the way, surrounded by tens of thousands of villagers and tourists, and started a competition until the leading "Tiangong" shed was out of touch with the "old Chinese" in the second shed. The second time was on the fifteenth day of the first month, and the "ancient things" lined up in the village stream. The drum band splashed water on each other, then three shots were fired, and the "ancient things" shed swarmed in and walked against the water path. They ignore cold and water, and rocks and moss are slippery. They fell down and got up again, marched forward and fought fiercely until they reached the finish line. People enjoy themselves in fighting and keep fit, which is a unique folk sports and entertainment activity during the Spring Festival. Longyan tea-picking lantern dance has a history of 150 years. Tea-picking lantern dance is a wonderful flower of Fujian folk dance, with the theme of "tea-picking" and "butterfly flapping", accompanied by relaxed and smooth folk tunes, full of cheerful and warm atmosphere. UNESCO once included this song in the library. [Dragon Tour in Gutian] The Lantern Festival Dragon Tour is a traditional mass entertainment activity in Liancheng Gutian, which began in the 16th year of Qing Qianlong (175 1). Gutian Paper Zhalong is 70 cm in diameter and more than 600 meters long. It consists of 150 knots, and more than 600 young and middle-aged people participate in the dance. It is known as "the first righteous dragon in the world". Western Fujian Han Opera has a unique style and is widely popular in Hakka areas, Longyan, Zhangping and other places. It is one of the main local operas in Fujian Province. Divided into four industries: health, Dan, ugliness and purity; Musical instruments include the head string, Qin Yue, Sanxian and Pipa, as well as erhu, flute, suona, gong, gong, bowl, drum, money board and splint. More than 200 traditional dramas with books have been collected and recorded. [Puppet Show in West Fujian] There are as many as 36 puppets, each of which is made of 10 strings. The puppet is 76.59 cm long and its head is about 8.32 cm. Their eyes can turn, their mouths can open and their limbs can move. Penny, Wu, Wen and Wu Laosheng, Zheng, Wu Chou, Wen, Jason Wu and Wen Chou. Music singing can be divided into "treble" and "random play". The basic tune of "Gao Qiang" is "Nine Tones and Thirteen Tones", which is mainly Qing and sung in Hakka dialect. "Random Bomb" absorbed the vocals of Xipi and Huanger in the Han drama in western Fujian, and was sung in Mandarin. There are hundreds of puppet shows. In 1950s, Minxi Puppet Troupe went to Shanghai to participate in East China local opera performance and won the "Special Art Performance Award".